. Schlich's manual of forestry. reduction of expenditure as compared with ordinary strips. b. Sowing in Patches. The seed beds consist of round, oblong, square or rectan-gular patches of limited~~~\ extent, scattered asevenly as practicable / & a. «> cc ces GC Cfy ay a> GC/ over the area. The ex-tent of the patchesvaries according to cir-cumstances ; they maybe of any size, but aremostly from 1 to 3 feetsquare, or they assumethe shape of interruptedstrips, which are from1 to 2 feet broad andperhaps from 3 to 10feet long. The distancebetween the patches de-pends on the same con-sideration
. Schlich's manual of forestry. reduction of expenditure as compared with ordinary strips. b. Sowing in Patches. The seed beds consist of round, oblong, square or rectan-gular patches of limited~~~\ extent, scattered asevenly as practicable / & a. «> cc ces GC Cfy ay a> GC/ over the area. The ex-tent of the patchesvaries according to cir-cumstances ; they maybe of any size, but aremostly from 1 to 3 feetsquare, or they assumethe shape of interruptedstrips, which are from1 to 2 feet broad andperhaps from 3 to 10feet long. The distancebetween the patches de-pends on the same con-siderations as in the caseof strip sowing. The method is cheaperthan the regular stripsowing ; it enables theforester, on uneven orrocky soil, to select themost suitable spots forthe seed beds, a matter of greater moment than a mathematically even distribution of the patches. The working of the soil is best done with the hoe ; on stony soil, hoes with narrow and very strong blades are used, or even the pick may be required. The seed. Fig. a. Sown patches. PARTIAL SOWING. 173 is covered with the rake or by hand, or by scattering earthover it. The method is well adapted for rocky soils, and localitieswhich still contain the stumps and roots of a former crop oftrees. It is less to be recommended for wet soil, as the wateris likely to collect on the sown patches; this would, on theother hand, be an advantage in localities with a scanty rain-fall. Where a strong growth of tall weeds is apprehended,the patches must be of sufficient sizeto prevent the plants from being over- grown.
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